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Jordan has confirmed the death of a pilot captured by Islamic State militants¹. A video released online Tuesday porportedly shows the pilot being burned to death by his captors.

Rap music mogul "Suge" Knight² pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder charges following an alleged³ hit-and-run in Compton. Knight was rushed to an area hospital following the plea complaining of chest pains. Attorneys for Knight say he hit 2 men because he was fleeing a vicious attack.

Britain's House of Commons gave preliminay approval to permit scientists to create babies from the DNA⁴ of 3 people. The technique reportedly could protect some children from inheriting potentially fatal diseases from their mothers.

And Harper Lee, author of the widely celebrated⁵ To Kill A Mockingbird annouced the second forthcoming novel. The book completed in the 1950s is a sequel to the critically acclaimed⁶ Mockingbird. Go Set A Watchman will be released July 14th of 2015.

Emily Roseman, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.

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1 militants
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。 Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

2 knight
n.骑士，武士；爵士
参考例句：
He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。 A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

3 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

4 DNA
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
参考例句：
DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。 Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

5 celebrated
adj.有名的，声誉卓著的
参考例句：
He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。 The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

6 acclaimed
adj.受人欢迎的
参考例句：
They acclaimed him as the best writer of the year. 他们称赞他为当年的最佳作者。 Confuscius is acclaimed as a great thinker. 孔子被赞誉为伟大的思想家。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-2-8